Revolutionary Committee of Yemen

The Revolutionary Committee of Yemen was the interim government of Yemen from 6 February 2015 following the Yemeni Crisis, the result of the takeover of the country by the Houthis and the forced resignation of President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi.

History
The Zaidi Shi'ite Muslim militant group Houthis, led by Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, took over Yemen in early 2015 after years of fighting between the Houthi Shi'ite militia, the government, the South Yemen Liberation Movement, and the al-Qaeda and other Salafi militias in the Sa'dah War. On 6 February 2015, President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi was forced to resign after a siege of the presidential palace and the Houthi takeover of the capital of Sana'a.

The goal of the Revolutionary Committee was to establish a 551-seat parliament, with five council members ruling the country for terms of two years. The Islah Party, Southern Movement, United Nations, United States, and Gulf Cooperation Council refused to recognize the Revolutionary Committee as the new leaders of Yemen, and on 11 February 2015 the United States, United Kingdom, and France closed their Yemeni embassies and evacuated their staff due to terrorist activities and continued unrest.